Reading all the blogs was interesting. I too am happy to know I am not alone in my stress and I was pleased to see some very good suggestions for future classes. I hope they are taken into consideration. Amy had a very good idea; we get together in content or grade areas and share our unit projects. That way it is more useful and less time consuming. I would be the biggest loser, as I want to hear all the k-8 projects. She also had more good points; she stated she is disappointed that it isn’t more hands on. I agree. Even though I know how to use most of the software, I think the average classroom teacher needs that time to learn and this is the platform for that type of learning. How is she supposed to develop a unit without the exposure to the software? That defiantly needs to be addressed. I am still hoping we get more into the hardware end of it, as that is what I really need to know. With each passing class I wonder if I should be in this grad program at all.
Susan made a good point regarding the amount of time this unit plan has taken to write. I guess it is good to do a few at this level of detail, but in the real world we truly would not have enough time to teach if we did all our units in this manner. Kate also stated it very well that we need more examples. I feel like I am constantly reinventing the wheel, which is a waste when it comes to teaching, as teachers are brilliant people and they have much to offer. So let the examples be had!
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